17-year-old robbed of cellphone, shot

STOCKTON -- A 17-year-old boy was robbed of his cellphone and shot at around 9 p.m. Thursday at Hammer Lane and Tam O'Shanter Drive, police said.

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STOCKTON -- A 17-year-old boy was robbed of his cellphone and shot at around 9 p.m. Thursday at Hammer Lane and Tam O'Shanter Drive, police said.

The victim was walking when he was approached by four robbers, one of whom brandished a handgun and took his cellphone. As the other robbers tried to take his backpack, the victim ran off and heard gunshots being fired.

The first robber is described as a black male, 15 to 16 years old, 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 150-160 pounds, clean shaven with short hair and wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and dark pants. He was armed with a small chrome handgun.

The second robber is described as a black male, 15 to 16 years old, 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 150-160 pounds and wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt.

The other robbers are described as black males, 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 6 inches and 150-160 pounds and both wearing dark hooded sweatshirts and covering their faces.